What a momentous day! Elon Musk has once again persevered, proved his mettle. Since I've recently finished reading his biography, my respect for him has just increased that much. Like Steve Jobs said - "people who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." All the innovations he's made - the all electric car, tapping solar energy, economic space travel - are inching towards the sustainability of our future generations. I feel pity when I see people amassing wealth, properties for their children and grand children, while hoarding plastic bags from vendors, trashing plastic bottles, washing their precious cars in flowing water jets, wasting food....plundering the earth and hence the very basis of the existence of these generations. Cannot fathom the insensitivity of these people. More on this ranting later.
Choxbox had tagged me a while ago to write about strange coincidences. Sorry n1, it took so long, but here it is: It's a very sad coincidence but the strongest that I've ever felt. Jan 13, 2007 was a Saturday and the four of us went to the temple. After my son said a small prayer to Lord Ganesha, he went and picked up some Viboothi and applied it on his forehead forming three lines across. I gave him a smile and said he did it exactly like his thatha , my father-in-law. After finishing up in the temple and returning to the car, the phone rang and we got the sad news that my father-in-law had a sudden heart attack and passed away just half an hour ago. We were all so shocked. The time of his death was almost the same as the moment that we were thinking of him in the temple. Is there really a sixth sense? I don't know, but I do strongly believe that if you're close to someone you can feel the vibe about their well-being. On a brighter note, I also believe that there are...
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